湖南省岳阳县一中2014-2015年度上学期高二期末考试英语试卷

时量：120分钟 分值：150分

命题：余荣霞 审题： 李炳文

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Which of the following will influence the delivery

A. The traffic. B. The number of computers.

C. The location of the woman.

2. When can the woman get the computers?

A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Thursday.

Conversation 2

3. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Coach and player.

4. How will the woman get home?

A. By car. B. By bus C. By motor.

Conversation 3

5. What is the man trying to do with the shoes?

A. Exchange them. B. Return them. C. Have them repaired.

6. How does the man probably feel in the end?

A. Excited B. Frightened C. Disappointed

Conversation 4

7. What is the woman?

A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A doctor.

8. When does David go to bed?

A. Around 9:30. B. Around 10:00. C. Around 11:00.

9. What will the man try to do?

A. Make a fixed schedule.

B. Change his bad habits.

C. Pay attention to David’s study.

Conversation 5

10. What did the woman like doing when she lived in Sweden?

A. Riding horses. B. Feeding cows. C. Milking cows.

11. What did the woman do in 2000?

A. She came to the US.

B. She got married.

C. She had her first child.

12. Which of the following does the woman’s husband miss most about Sweden?

A. His farm, horses and cows.

B. The beautiful architecture.

C. The traditions.

Conversation 6

13. When are the lunch specials served?

A. From 11:00 to 1:30. B. From 11:00 to 2:00.

C. From 1:30 to 2:00.

14. What did the woman have last time?

A. The fresh tomato salad. B. Goat cheese sandwich.

C. The roasted red pepper.

15. What does the woman advise the man to have?

A. Some meat dishes.

B. The spaghetti

C. A cheeseburger

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

It can be helpful to those who 16. _________ choose the programs that they watch and harmful to those who watch it too much.

In China, children and young people are watching too much television.



In 17. ___________

A survey of 18._______youngsters showed that they spent two and a half hours watching TV.



In Wuhan

Another survey of school-age children found that 19. ______ said they read very little.



In Beijing

A recent survey found that 20. ________of those surveyed got news from TV.





Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,

B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. The number of the people who own cars ________ increasing.

A. are B. is C. was D. were

22. The little girl sat at the door with her legs _______ and kept her eyes ________ at the planes flying in the sky.

A. crossed; looking B. crossing; looking

C. crossed; looked D. crossing; looked

23. Bonfire Night is a celebration ______ takes place on November 5th every year.

A. it B. that C. what D. as

24. Some education experts demanded strongly that school children ____ enough time to sleep and play.

A. give B. should give C. would be given D. be given

25. _________in Brother Xili’s clothes, he soon became the focus of attention.

A. Dressing B. Dressed C. Get dress D. Being dressed

26. ______ I hope to do now is go home and have a good rest.

A. What B. That C. Whatever D. Where

27. The old man lived in a house, in front of which _____ with a history of 100 years.

A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree

C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands

28. Ann is said ________ research in Africa, and she will come back next month.

A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. done

29. If he ________tomorrow, I could talk to him about it.

A. comes B. was coming C. should come D. would come

30. It’s no good ________about his grades.

A. worrying B. to worry C. to be worried D. worry

31. Can you make sure _______ the gold ring?

A. where Alice had put B. where had Alice put

C. where Alice has put D. where has Alice put

32. _____from what he said, he must be the thief who has stolen the car.  A. Judging? B. Judged? C. To judge? D. Judge

33. Mr Green has two daughters, both of____ are doctors.

A. them B. that C. who D. whom

34. Preparations are being made for the Olympic Games ______ in Brazil in 2016.

A. held B. to hold C. to be hold D. holding

35. I ___________in the No.8 Middle School for three years, and I have been in this school for one and a half years.

A. have studied B. had studied

C. studied D. was studying

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36 the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).

She noticed an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his _37 . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 38 . In order to punish him, she decided to add 39 to the bread she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 40 and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the windowsill. 41 , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally unaware of the anger in the heart of the woman.

That evening, there was a 42 on the door. As she opened it, she was 43 to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 44 his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.

Looking at his mother he said weakly, “Mom, it is truly 45 that I’m here. My business failed so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 46 enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, “This is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 47 is greater than mine! ”

As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have lost his life!

36

A.

cut

B.

taste

C.

place

D.

sell



37

A.

appreciation

B.

concern

C.

regret

D.

sympathy



38

A.

strange

B.

sad

C.

satisfied

D.

angry



39

A.

sugar

B.

salt

C.

poison

D.

milk



40

A.

agreed

B.

hesitated

C.

accepted

D.

understood



41

A.

As usual

B.

On the way

C.

As a result

D.

On earth



42

A.

message

B.

key

C.

knife

D.

knock



43

A.

curious

B.

surprised

C.

nervous

D.

disappointed



44

A.

assess

B.

spend

C.

seek

D.

bring



45

A.

normal

B.

amazing

C.

terrible

D.

necessary



46

A.

kind

B.

smart

C.

unique

D.

mean



47

A.

strength

B.

job

C.

help

D.

need



Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word

that best fits the context.

What is happiness? To some, happiness is being surrounded by family and friends. To others, happiness means achieving success in something, such as meeting a goal. To 48. _________ who have been injured or struggle with a physical disability, happiness can simply mean a day without suffering, or just being alive. Here is an example.

Sang Lan was born 49. _______ Ningbo, China in 1981, and began learning gymnastics when she was only six years old. By the time she completed in the gymnastics tournament at the New York Goodwill Games, she had been a junior gymnast for eleven years. Sang Lan’s best event was always 50. _______ vault. She started winning competitions in 1991 51. ________ kept working hard. Her teammates described her 52. _______ energetic, happy and hard-working. In my opinion, she is a very good example of someone 53. ________ is happy with her life, a young girl who was happy and successful in her sport. She amazed the world by the way she remained cheerful 54.___________ she was injured and in hospital. Now, she finds happiness by reaching much smaller goals, and through the love of the people around her.

I hope all of us have been inspired by Sang Lan! I think her courage is admirable. I know I will think about how 55. _______ rebuilt her life whenever my life feels unbearable.

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the gr